Is it possible to have a 12 pound baby born vaginally?

Why yes it is!  I got this e-mail from a reader.  (A google search found the biggest baby born vaginally was 15 pounds!)
I ran across your web site while looking for articles on the worlds biggest baby & i was wondering about the largest to ever be delivered vaginally.
My mom is 5 [...]

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T’s Feelings about her meeting

Not surprisingly T. wasn’t very satisfied with this conversation.  She didn’t feel heard or respected.  Rather she felt that she had been lectured to.  She wanted to have a genuine conversation with him about some important topics regarding her birth.  He felt like she was questioning his authority and just wanted her to trust him.
 
This [...]

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Big Baby Bull

(this is not meant as medical advice, this is to remind moms everywhere that you have rights…. choose to use them!  Trust your body!  Choose care givers who trust your body!  Make educated decisions.  Care providers give you information… you have to decipher it and choose how to use it, ask questions, get answers you [...]

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New website on Big Babies

http://www.bigbaby.org.uk/
It looks like it has some great info for parents worried about having big babies. 
I LOVED this quote from the site
I heard a great analogy from an obstetrician once, that likened trying to predict the size of a baby before birth, by ultrasound, to trying to guess the weight of a man, sitting in a bath [...]

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Great Big Baby Birth Story

Great awesome Big Baby Vaginal Birth Story
The baby was 11 pounds 5 ounces, the mom was attended by a midwife in a hospital setting and everyone was nervous because of the baby’s size, the midwife talks about her fear of shoulder distocia, but the birth goes wonderfully,  everyone stayed calm and encouraging, which I [...]

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Great Video to inspire VBAC moms

Or any mom being told her baby is “too big”  The big baby card is one that really bugs me!  I have a whole long page on my website about it. 
Here is a link to a great video of a mom who had a vaginal birth, then was scared into a cesarean for a suspected [...]

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Inductions part 2

5 Good reasons for an Induction
1.  Pre-eclampsia/Toxemia – This can be a serious risk to mom and baby.  You just want to be sure it is really pre-eclampsia and not just a few elevated blood pressure read.  There are many different things a care provider will look at.  Before agreeing to an induction you would [...]

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